Latest items for GEW-PRACTICE-1
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:24 p.m.
Countries: Saudi Arabia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Houri was released from a Houthi jail in 2019 and gave numerous powerful interviews, mainly on Arabic channels, claiming female prisoners were systematically raped, mistreated and held for ransom. Her testimony contributed to UN security council sanctions being imposed on two Houthi security officials in February 2021. It was later alleged that she admitted some of her testimony on Arabic TV was untrue and she had embellished claims at the request of Saudi officials. . .He said Houri had told him that some, but not all, she said about her time in prison was either false or embellished. She had told him that some of the embellishment was on the...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Houri was released from a Houthi jail in 2019 and gave numerous powerful interviews, mainly on Arabic channels, claiming female prisoners were systematically raped, mistreated and held for ransom. Her testimony contributed to UN security council sanctions being imposed on two Houthi security officials in February 2021. It was later alleged that she admitted some of her testimony on Arabic TV was untrue and she had embellished claims at the request of Saudi officials. . .He said Houri had told him that some, but not all, she said about her time in prison was either false or embellished. She had told him that some of the embellishment was on the...more
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: Iran
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3, GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Theories around who is behind the series of horrifying attacks include that the authorities may be taking revenge on the girls for their role in the protests which have been ongoing for months" (par. 17).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-3, GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Theories around who is behind the series of horrifying attacks include that the authorities may be taking revenge on the girls for their role in the protests which have been ongoing for months" (par. 17).
Jan. 18, 2025, 1:10 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, an education official has said. It is thought to be the first time this kind of assault has happened since the Taliban swept to power in August 2021 and began their crackdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls" (par. 1-2).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Nearly 80 girls were poisoned and hospitalised in two separate attacks at their primary schools in northern Afghanistan, an education official has said. It is thought to be the first time this kind of assault has happened since the Taliban swept to power in August 2021 and began their crackdown on the rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls" (par. 1-2).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Women have rejected cultural norms by picking up weapons against the military. And they have suffered sexual violence perpetrated by the military for decades" (para 11).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Women have rejected cultural norms by picking up weapons against the military. And they have suffered sexual violence perpetrated by the military for decades" (para 11).
Jan. 10, 2025, 5:31 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"The women, who work or used to work in education, are all survivors of an ethnically targeted campaign of rape and sexual abuse carried out by fighters from Arab militias backed by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group on 5 November, after the fall of the army garrison in Ardamata. Most of the rape campaign’s victims were from the Masalit community, a darker-skinned ethnic African tribe that made up a majority in Geneina before they were largely driven out during fighting that began in April last year. The survivors’ group was founded by Mariam Abdulkarim (not her real name), an Arab former high school teacher, without any funding or professional...more
Variables: LRW-DATA-1, GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"The women, who work or used to work in education, are all survivors of an ethnically targeted campaign of rape and sexual abuse carried out by fighters from Arab militias backed by the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary group on 5 November, after the fall of the army garrison in Ardamata. Most of the rape campaign’s victims were from the Masalit community, a darker-skinned ethnic African tribe that made up a majority in Geneina before they were largely driven out during fighting that began in April last year. The survivors’ group was founded by Mariam Abdulkarim (not her real name), an Arab former high school teacher, without any funding or professional...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 3:02 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Over 130 Sudanese women chose to commit mass suicide to escape the threat of rape by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia amid the ongoing civil war in Sudan, Nigerian TV channel News Central TV reported on October 30" (para 1). "'It’s true that women in central Sudan are ending their lives due to the unbearable pain of gang rapes and torture by armed groups'" (para 4). "The UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said on October 29 in a new detailed report that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces in the country’s ongoing conflict, are responsible for committing sexual violence on a large...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-DATA-1
"Over 130 Sudanese women chose to commit mass suicide to escape the threat of rape by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) militia amid the ongoing civil war in Sudan, Nigerian TV channel News Central TV reported on October 30" (para 1). "'It’s true that women in central Sudan are ending their lives due to the unbearable pain of gang rapes and torture by armed groups'" (para 4). "The UN Fact-Finding Mission for the Sudan said on October 29 in a new detailed report that Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces, who have been fighting the Sudanese Armed Forces in the country’s ongoing conflict, are responsible for committing sexual violence on a large...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 6:48 p.m.
Countries: Burkina Faso
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-PRACTICE-3
"The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves. But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. The broadcaster played footage of a group of women sitting on the ground, some clutching buckets and jerrycans, while military officers wearing fatigues stood around them. Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3). "Armed militants kidnapped the women, girls and babies in two separate groups on Thursday and Friday last week, according to the...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1, GEW-PRACTICE-3
"The kidnappings took place outside two villages near the northern city of Arbinda as the women were foraging for wild fruits and leaves. But on Friday, the television channel RTB said that the 62 women and girls, as well as four babies, had been found and taken to Ouagadougou, the capital. The broadcaster played footage of a group of women sitting on the ground, some clutching buckets and jerrycans, while military officers wearing fatigues stood around them. Thirty-nine of them were younger than 18, the report said" (par. 2-3). "Armed militants kidnapped the women, girls and babies in two separate groups on Thursday and Friday last week, according to the...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 9:59 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Witness accounts suggest that the sexual violence isn’t just incidental in the chaos of conflict, but rather a deliberate policy of rape to terrorize Black African ethnic groups and drive them from Sudan. It is a revival of the mass murder and rape of the Darfur genocide of 20 years ago, and more than two million Sudanese have fled their country since it tumbled into civil war last year amid a new explosion of violence and accompanying famine. Nearly every Sudanese refugee I spoke to on the Chad-Sudan border had witnessed rapes or knew people who had been raped. The victims have mostly been girls and young women, but it...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Witness accounts suggest that the sexual violence isn’t just incidental in the chaos of conflict, but rather a deliberate policy of rape to terrorize Black African ethnic groups and drive them from Sudan. It is a revival of the mass murder and rape of the Darfur genocide of 20 years ago, and more than two million Sudanese have fled their country since it tumbled into civil war last year amid a new explosion of violence and accompanying famine. Nearly every Sudanese refugee I spoke to on the Chad-Sudan border had witnessed rapes or knew people who had been raped. The victims have mostly been girls and young women, but it...more
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In order to improve the knowledge and skills of civil servants on issues of gender equality, prevent domestic violence, increase the participation of women in public administration and the civil service, and promote the active participation of women in elections, the Academy of Public Administration has developed and, taking into account the positions and functional duties of trainees, has added the following subjects to civil service capacity-building programmes and other training courses for civil servants:. . .• Prevention of all types of violence against women, including in military conflicts. . .• Preventing extremism and terrorism among women and young people" (p. 7-8).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In order to improve the knowledge and skills of civil servants on issues of gender equality, prevent domestic violence, increase the participation of women in public administration and the civil service, and promote the active participation of women in elections, the Academy of Public Administration has developed and, taking into account the positions and functional duties of trainees, has added the following subjects to civil service capacity-building programmes and other training courses for civil servants:. . .• Prevention of all types of violence against women, including in military conflicts. . .• Preventing extremism and terrorism among women and young people" (p. 7-8).
Dec. 30, 2024, 11:27 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"But the rise in prostitution is another blow to the status of women, who have been sexually abused by the military for decades" (par. 8). "There is no end in sight to this misery — the junta has lost a lot of ground to the rebels but still controls Myanmar’s cities, where prostitution has increased in brothels, karaoke bars, nightclubs and hotels" (par. 9).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"But the rise in prostitution is another blow to the status of women, who have been sexually abused by the military for decades" (par. 8). "There is no end in sight to this misery — the junta has lost a lot of ground to the rebels but still controls Myanmar’s cities, where prostitution has increased in brothels, karaoke bars, nightclubs and hotels" (par. 9).
Dec. 13, 2024, 10:45 p.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, called 'an important step towards restoring justice'. Up to 500 Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are being identified and awarded with interim reparations this year, including financial, medical and psychological support" (para 1-2). "According to the Global Survivors Fund, which is administering the project with Ukraine using funds from donor governments, it will be the first time survivors have been awarded reparations during an active conflict" (para 5).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers during the invasion of Ukraine, in a move that Ukraine’s first lady, Olena Zelenska, called 'an important step towards restoring justice'. Up to 500 Ukrainian survivors of conflict-related sexual violence are being identified and awarded with interim reparations this year, including financial, medical and psychological support" (para 1-2). "According to the Global Survivors Fund, which is administering the project with Ukraine using funds from donor governments, it will be the first time survivors have been awarded reparations during an active conflict" (para 5).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:34 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The convicted men were given prison sentences ranging from six to 12 years and ordered to pay 100,000 soles (£20,500) to each of their victims, who were all Quechua-speaking women from a rural Andean community. Testimonies, read out by a judge, detailed how soldiers deployed to fight Maoist rebels used their position to systematically intimidate, persecute and rape women and girls as young as 14. As a teenager, María was repeatedly raped by different soldiers over several years and had two pregnancies as a result. 'We were young girls,' she said. 'And they sent the army to all the rural zones, to various departments, where they carried out abuses. Abuse,...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The convicted men were given prison sentences ranging from six to 12 years and ordered to pay 100,000 soles (£20,500) to each of their victims, who were all Quechua-speaking women from a rural Andean community. Testimonies, read out by a judge, detailed how soldiers deployed to fight Maoist rebels used their position to systematically intimidate, persecute and rape women and girls as young as 14. As a teenager, María was repeatedly raped by different soldiers over several years and had two pregnancies as a result. 'We were young girls,' she said. 'And they sent the army to all the rural zones, to various departments, where they carried out abuses. Abuse,...more
Dec. 7, 2024, 3:45 p.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"A war waged on the bodies of women and girls by a militia hell-bent on conquering the country at every level" (par. 1). "Dr Shaza, a 25-year-old medical volunteer, says: "They came and took girls as young as 11 and 12 and rape them. 'They bring them back completely destroyed and dump them in the yard of the mosque. They were internally bleeding and we could only save some of them'" (par. 2-4). "Her hometown was targeted in a rampage by Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group born out of the janjaweed militias that terrorised civilians during the Darfur genocide and is currently at war with Sudan's army for...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"A war waged on the bodies of women and girls by a militia hell-bent on conquering the country at every level" (par. 1). "Dr Shaza, a 25-year-old medical volunteer, says: "They came and took girls as young as 11 and 12 and rape them. 'They bring them back completely destroyed and dump them in the yard of the mosque. They were internally bleeding and we could only save some of them'" (par. 2-4). "Her hometown was targeted in a rampage by Rapid Support Forces (RSF), a paramilitary group born out of the janjaweed militias that terrorised civilians during the Darfur genocide and is currently at war with Sudan's army for...more
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:16 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Haitian armed gangs are recruiting starving children to swell their ranks ahead of an anticipated long and bloody battle with international security forces, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found. Armed groups – which control most of Haiti – are enticing hundreds, if not thousands, of impoverished children to take up arms with offers of food and shelter, the rights groups said. HRW says that up to 30% of Haitian gang members are now children forced into illegal activities as armed soldiers or spies or exploited for sex. 'All the sources we consulted, including children associated with criminal groups, told us that more children are joining the gangs...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Haitian armed gangs are recruiting starving children to swell their ranks ahead of an anticipated long and bloody battle with international security forces, a report from Human Rights Watch (HRW) has found. Armed groups – which control most of Haiti – are enticing hundreds, if not thousands, of impoverished children to take up arms with offers of food and shelter, the rights groups said. HRW says that up to 30% of Haitian gang members are now children forced into illegal activities as armed soldiers or spies or exploited for sex. 'All the sources we consulted, including children associated with criminal groups, told us that more children are joining the gangs...more
Dec. 4, 2024, 4:45 p.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In his report, U.N. Special Rapporteur Andrews said women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people were acutely vulnerable to discrimination, violence, and exploitation since the coup. 'Cruelty and dehumanisation are the defining features of widespread sexual violence perpetrated by junta forces in conflict zones, at check points and in places of detention,' Andrews wrote" (par. 34-35). "Since the coup, LBGTQ+ advocacy groups have said that the military has sexually abused transgender political prisoners" (par. 54).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"In his report, U.N. Special Rapporteur Andrews said women, girls, and LGBTQ+ people were acutely vulnerable to discrimination, violence, and exploitation since the coup. 'Cruelty and dehumanisation are the defining features of widespread sexual violence perpetrated by junta forces in conflict zones, at check points and in places of detention,' Andrews wrote" (par. 34-35). "Since the coup, LBGTQ+ advocacy groups have said that the military has sexually abused transgender political prisoners" (par. 54).
Nov. 1, 2024, 10:37 a.m.
Countries: Sudan
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The full picture of this current surge in extreme violence against women and girls is likely to be even more horrific. Adjaratou Ndiaye, the UN Women representative in Sudan, has reported that in Darfur, western Sudan – where the Janjaweed militia that was to become the Rapid Support Force (RSF) involved in the current conflict developed – mass rapes are once again being committed. And both sides – the government-backed Sudan Armed Forces and the RSF – are involved in these atrocities against women" (para 5, 6).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The full picture of this current surge in extreme violence against women and girls is likely to be even more horrific. Adjaratou Ndiaye, the UN Women representative in Sudan, has reported that in Darfur, western Sudan – where the Janjaweed militia that was to become the Rapid Support Force (RSF) involved in the current conflict developed – mass rapes are once again being committed. And both sides – the government-backed Sudan Armed Forces and the RSF – are involved in these atrocities against women" (para 5, 6).
Oct. 16, 2024, 11:31 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The reluctance [to report violence] is also historical. Assam has a long history of armed conflict and ethnic clashes — in which women have been vulnerable to sexual abuse. Some experts have even called it a 'combat tool'" (para 19).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The reluctance [to report violence] is also historical. Assam has a long history of armed conflict and ethnic clashes — in which women have been vulnerable to sexual abuse. Some experts have even called it a 'combat tool'" (para 19).
Oct. 10, 2024, 1:33 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
Women are used as a weapon in the Congo. People rape women in front of their children. Sharp weapons are used against female genitals. Dr. Gisele Ndaya Luseba, former Minister of Gender, Family, and Children, described an image she has in her head of a mother who is dead, but her baby continues to breastfeed. Dr. Luseba has made many trips to the Eastern Congo to talk with women who have experienced these traumas. Children are abandoned in the street because their parents are dead. Dr. Luseba continues to encourage the government to protect these women and help them in any way they can.
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
Women are used as a weapon in the Congo. People rape women in front of their children. Sharp weapons are used against female genitals. Dr. Gisele Ndaya Luseba, former Minister of Gender, Family, and Children, described an image she has in her head of a mother who is dead, but her baby continues to breastfeed. Dr. Luseba has made many trips to the Eastern Congo to talk with women who have experienced these traumas. Children are abandoned in the street because their parents are dead. Dr. Luseba continues to encourage the government to protect these women and help them in any way they can.
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Regarding investigations of acts of violence against women committed in conflict situations, the Office of the Prosecutor for Human Rights of the Public Prosecution Service investigates cases of sexual violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The Office also investigates the whereabouts of missing persons. As part of the Sepur Zarco case, the Public Prosecution Service has exhumed human remains, recovering 54 bones that have not yet been identified. Individuals capable of locating clandestine burial sites continue to be sought, and arrangements have been made with the Ministry of the Interior to provide the victims and their families with perimeter security. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Regarding investigations of acts of violence against women committed in conflict situations, the Office of the Prosecutor for Human Rights of the Public Prosecution Service investigates cases of sexual violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The Office also investigates the whereabouts of missing persons. As part of the Sepur Zarco case, the Public Prosecution Service has exhumed human remains, recovering 54 bones that have not yet been identified. Individuals capable of locating clandestine burial sites continue to be sought, and arrangements have been made with the Ministry of the Interior to provide the victims and their families with perimeter security. The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of...more
April 30, 2024, 8:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Kidnappings of women and children are surging in Haiti as gang violence worsens, with the number of abductions in the first half of 2023 nearly reaching last year’s total" (para 1). "Most often, the women and children were taken by armed groups 'for financial or tactical gains', said the agency. It called for the immediate release of those kidnapped" (para 3). "The UN said in November that armed gangs controlled large swathes of the capital, where they carried out murders, kidnappings and sexual violence in an effort to expand their influence and 'terrorise' residents" (para 7).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Kidnappings of women and children are surging in Haiti as gang violence worsens, with the number of abductions in the first half of 2023 nearly reaching last year’s total" (para 1). "Most often, the women and children were taken by armed groups 'for financial or tactical gains', said the agency. It called for the immediate release of those kidnapped" (para 3). "The UN said in November that armed gangs controlled large swathes of the capital, where they carried out murders, kidnappings and sexual violence in an effort to expand their influence and 'terrorise' residents" (para 7).
Feb. 20, 2024, 6:27 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is not] a comprehensive national policy to provide reparations to victims of sexual crimes and ensur[e] the availability of funding for its implementation" (4). "[A] fund for the reparation of harm caused by State officials is provided for in the budget of the Ministry of Justice" (5). "[T]here is no specific law to protect victims and witnesses" (5).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is not] a comprehensive national policy to provide reparations to victims of sexual crimes and ensur[e] the availability of funding for its implementation" (4). "[A] fund for the reparation of harm caused by State officials is provided for in the budget of the Ministry of Justice" (5). "[T]here is no specific law to protect victims and witnesses" (5).
Feb. 20, 2024, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: D R Congo
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is t]he lack of access to reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence, the absence of a comprehensive national policy aimed at ensuring adequate reparations to victims and the complexity and high cost of the procedure, as well as the fear of stigma and reprisals for reporting cases of sexual violence, which prevent the victims from seeking reparations; [and t]he lack of timely and adequate multisectoral assistance provided to survivors of sexual violence, including medical and psychosocial assistance, legal support and socioeconomic reintegration programmes" (3).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[There is t]he lack of access to reparations for victims of conflict-related sexual violence, the absence of a comprehensive national policy aimed at ensuring adequate reparations to victims and the complexity and high cost of the procedure, as well as the fear of stigma and reprisals for reporting cases of sexual violence, which prevent the victims from seeking reparations; [and t]he lack of timely and adequate multisectoral assistance provided to survivors of sexual violence, including medical and psychosocial assistance, legal support and socioeconomic reintegration programmes" (3).
Feb. 11, 2024, 3:38 p.m.
Countries: South Sudan
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, GEW-PRACTICE-1
""Yasmin Sooka said the incidents of gang rapes have been happening from 2013" (para 1). "A UN panel of experts on human rights in South Sudan has called on the government to investigate and prosecute top officials for their alleged role in sexual violence. It said the government should immediately remove from office and investigate state governors and county commissioners linked to systematic rape" (para 2-3). "'Nowhere in the world do you find so many women who experience conflict by being repeatedly gang raped... while the men responsible are promoted and rewarded,' said Yasmin Sooka, the chairperson of the panel" (para 5). "'This year we have seen the most dehumanising...more
Variables: LRW-PRACTICE-1, SEGI-PRACTICE-1, GEW-PRACTICE-1
""Yasmin Sooka said the incidents of gang rapes have been happening from 2013" (para 1). "A UN panel of experts on human rights in South Sudan has called on the government to investigate and prosecute top officials for their alleged role in sexual violence. It said the government should immediately remove from office and investigate state governors and county commissioners linked to systematic rape" (para 2-3). "'Nowhere in the world do you find so many women who experience conflict by being repeatedly gang raped... while the men responsible are promoted and rewarded,' said Yasmin Sooka, the chairperson of the panel" (para 5). "'This year we have seen the most dehumanising...more
Feb. 5, 2024, 1:29 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The United States welcomes the first verdict issued by the Special Criminal Court (SCC) on October 31 against Issa Sallet Adoum, Yaouba Ousmane, and Mahamat Tahir, all members of the rebel group known as 3R. In the judgment, the accused were convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes for severe violence committed in a massacre of at least 46 civilians in May 2019" (para 1). "The verdict, which is subject to appeal, comes on the heels of other successes for the SCC and Central African authorities, including the arrest of two former Central African Armed Forces members and one ex-Séléka militia general on charges of crimes against humanity. The...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The United States welcomes the first verdict issued by the Special Criminal Court (SCC) on October 31 against Issa Sallet Adoum, Yaouba Ousmane, and Mahamat Tahir, all members of the rebel group known as 3R. In the judgment, the accused were convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes for severe violence committed in a massacre of at least 46 civilians in May 2019" (para 1). "The verdict, which is subject to appeal, comes on the heels of other successes for the SCC and Central African authorities, including the arrest of two former Central African Armed Forces members and one ex-Séléka militia general on charges of crimes against humanity. The...more
Jan. 28, 2024, 7:26 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Armed gangs have used rape and collective rapes to instill fear, punish, subjugate, and inflict pain on local populations. Viewed as sexual objects, women, girls, and sometimes men, are also coerced into becoming the 'partners' of armed elements, in gang strongholds. Refusing such sexual demands can lead to reprisals including killing and arson attacks" (para 6). "The report further highlights that sexual violence occurs in the context of kidnappings, when some women and girls are repeatedly subjected to rape, by one or multiple armed captors, at times over the course of several days or weeks. The kidnappers have even used recorded videos of the rapes to press the victims’ families...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Armed gangs have used rape and collective rapes to instill fear, punish, subjugate, and inflict pain on local populations. Viewed as sexual objects, women, girls, and sometimes men, are also coerced into becoming the 'partners' of armed elements, in gang strongholds. Refusing such sexual demands can lead to reprisals including killing and arson attacks" (para 6). "The report further highlights that sexual violence occurs in the context of kidnappings, when some women and girls are repeatedly subjected to rape, by one or multiple armed captors, at times over the course of several days or weeks. The kidnappers have even used recorded videos of the rapes to press the victims’ families...more
Jan. 22, 2024, 7:07 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"A military campaign that was supposed to last days has stretched into months, inflicting severe suffering on untold numbers of people. War crimes, rape, torture, starvation and death have resulted in a humanitarian crisis, heading to full-blown genocide" (para 2). "Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his role in ending the decadeslong conflict with its northern neighbor, Eritrea, and ushering peace into the region, is a full participant in the genocide. The pact Abiy made with Eritrean leader Isaias Afwerki led to both of them aligning against the people in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in an effort to, as one Ethiopian...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"A military campaign that was supposed to last days has stretched into months, inflicting severe suffering on untold numbers of people. War crimes, rape, torture, starvation and death have resulted in a humanitarian crisis, heading to full-blown genocide" (para 2). "Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2019 for his role in ending the decadeslong conflict with its northern neighbor, Eritrea, and ushering peace into the region, is a full participant in the genocide. The pact Abiy made with Eritrean leader Isaias Afwerki led to both of them aligning against the people in the Tigray region of Ethiopia in an effort to, as one Ethiopian...more
Jan. 21, 2024, 10:46 a.m.
Countries: Russia
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Patten said survivors have told her of genital mutilations and of soldiers 'equipped with Viagra' in what appears to be a 'military strategy' to dehumanise people" (para 4). "'When women are held for days and raped, when you start to rape little boys and men, when you see a series of genital mutilations, when you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it's clearly a military strategy,' she said. 'And when the victims report what was said during the rapes, it is clearly a deliberate tactic to dehumanise the victims" (para 5-6). "The report 'confirmed crimes against humanity committed by the Russian forces, and according to gathered testimonies,...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"Patten said survivors have told her of genital mutilations and of soldiers 'equipped with Viagra' in what appears to be a 'military strategy' to dehumanise people" (para 4). "'When women are held for days and raped, when you start to rape little boys and men, when you see a series of genital mutilations, when you hear women testify about Russian soldiers equipped with Viagra, it's clearly a military strategy,' she said. 'And when the victims report what was said during the rapes, it is clearly a deliberate tactic to dehumanise the victims" (para 5-6). "The report 'confirmed crimes against humanity committed by the Russian forces, and according to gathered testimonies,...more
Nov. 3, 2023, 5 p.m.
Countries: Haiti
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"As Haiti’s toxic slate of gangs continue to plunder the crisis-stricken Caribbean nation, kidnapping, displacing and extorting civilians with nothing left to give, they are increasingly weaponizing women’s bodies in their war for control" (para 5)."Compounding that is severe underreporting, making it difficult for any authority to grasp the full extent of the damage. Women fear gangs will seek revenge on them and trust Haitian police just about as much" (para 16). If the police force is also perpetrating these crimes, that signifies a degree of acceptance by the governing body (MCP - CODER COMENT). "The country’s current government, which many view as illegitimate, declined to comment on what it...more
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"As Haiti’s toxic slate of gangs continue to plunder the crisis-stricken Caribbean nation, kidnapping, displacing and extorting civilians with nothing left to give, they are increasingly weaponizing women’s bodies in their war for control" (para 5)."Compounding that is severe underreporting, making it difficult for any authority to grasp the full extent of the damage. Women fear gangs will seek revenge on them and trust Haitian police just about as much" (para 16). If the police force is also perpetrating these crimes, that signifies a degree of acceptance by the governing body (MCP - CODER COMENT). "The country’s current government, which many view as illegitimate, declined to comment on what it...more
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls with irregular migration status, most of whom are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [c]ontinue to be subject to the excessive use of force and sexual violence perpetrated with impunity by the State party’s security forces; [and a]re subject to sexual exploitation, including being compelled to engage in so-called “transactional sex” in exchange for food and other items necessary for survival, in settlement camps for refugees such as in Lóvua and Kamako" (14).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"[M]igrant and asylum-seeking women and girls with irregular migration status, most of whom are from the Democratic Republic of the Congo: [c]ontinue to be subject to the excessive use of force and sexual violence perpetrated with impunity by the State party’s security forces; [and a]re subject to sexual exploitation, including being compelled to engage in so-called “transactional sex” in exchange for food and other items necessary for survival, in settlement camps for refugees such as in Lóvua and Kamako" (14).
Sept. 22, 2023, 8:51 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The constitution and law prohibit all forms of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, but the government did not always enforce these prohibitions" (2).
Variables: GEW-PRACTICE-1
"The constitution and law prohibit all forms of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment, but the government did not always enforce these prohibitions" (2).